January is product launch season but while club families like TaylorMade Qi4D and Callaway Quantum will steal the limelight, there are plenty of new golf balls to get excited about. None have arguably come with more hype than Bridgestone’s new Tour B family, which has already secured victory on the PGA Tour prior to its official release.
Used by Chris Gotterup for his Sony Open in Hawaii victory, it’s been claimed that he and other Bridgestone Tour staffers, as well as amateur players of varying swing speeds, have gained 2.3 mph in ball speed and 8.7 yards in distance on average.
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To begin with, the then prototype golf balls were teased back in November, as the VS Prototype Project showcased four different golf balls – Red, Green, Black and Blue.
Signifying that it will follow a similar pattern to the previous Tour B range, we now have confirmation that the VS Red is the Tour B RX, the VS Green is the Tour B RXS, the VS Black is the Tour B X and the VS Blue is the Tour B XS.
The VS in the Proto Project name stands for VeloSurge, which is the main headline in terms of technology in the new Tour B ball family aiming to be among the best golf balls on the market. Creating a new material, the VeloSurge is designed to make the mantle and core of the golf ball work together seamlessly.
Bridgestone’s engineers have also managed to create a new denser mantle material that increases the Moment of Inertia (MOI) and, with it, increases ball speed and distance.
MOI has been a big talking point among the best golf drivers over the last few years, with both Ping and TaylorMade creating models that possess over 10,000g of MOI.
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What do the pros say about the new Tour B range, which is designed to increase ball speed and distance without compromising spin or greenside control? Well, according to Day, “the new ball is ridiculous.”
Using it during the FedEx Cup Playoffs in 2025, the Major winner reportedly gained 9.2 yards of distance, as well as “+2.339…
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